Cinema Panopticum
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781560976493 (1560976497)
Publish date: July 17th 2005
Publisher: Fantagraphics
Pages no: 104
Edition language: English
A grotesque graphic novel, wordless and, thus, completely atmospheric, that consists of a series of stories, or rather vignettes, that are all linked together. Absolutely mesmerizing, with healthy doses of Kafka-esque dark humour.
From the framing story of The Girl wandering the carnival to the vignettes she discovers in the Cinema Panopticum, this wordless graphic novel is a complete "artifact" with no loose ends. The stories are surreal and horrific with a touch of dark humor. Cinema Panopticum reminds me, in many ways, of ...
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